Role of gut microflora and probiotic effects in the irritable bowel syndrome

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Fanigliulo, Libera ^a   Comparato, Giuseppe ^a   Aragona, Giovanni ^a   Cavallaro, Lucas ^a   Iori, Veronica ^a   Maino, Marta ^a   Cavestro, Giulia Martina ^a   Soliani, Paolo ^c   Sianesi, Mario ^c   Franzè, Angela ^b   Di Mario, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Parma Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intestinal microflora; Irritable bowel syndrome; Poorly absorbable antibiotic; Probiotic strain; Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; Stool frequency

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAXIMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMYCINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845366077     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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